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Homeowners’ Renovation Spending Doubled Since 2001

Appraisal Buzz

The post Homeowners’ Renovation Spending Doubled Since 2001 appeared first on DSNews. The post Homeowners’ Renovation Spending Doubled Since 2001 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. The remodeling industry has responded with shifts in scale and specialization, according to a study by Harvard’s JCHS.

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Household Incomes Hit Hard by High Housing Costs

Appraisal Buzz

Median rent increased a whopping 21% between 2001 and 2022, while median renter household income increased just 2%. Rapid Rent Growth Rents have grown rapidly across all income groups since 2001: The largest increase was for households earning $75,000 or more, where median rent increased by 27%, to $1,800 in 2022.

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Pending home sales plummet to all-time low in May: NAR

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. According to industry analysts, this is the lowest index reading recorded since NAR began collecting the data in 2001. The PHSI fell 2.1% from April to a reading of 70.8 in May, which was down 6.6% on a yearly basis.

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Keller Williams named to yet another profit-sharing lawsuit

Housing Wire

Jana Caudill was a sales associate with Keller Williams from February 1, 2001 to December 14, 2011, and Dennis Caudill was a sales associate with Keller Williams from February 1, 2001, to December 14, 2011. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

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NAR Forecasts 2024 Existing-Home Sales

Appraisal Buzz

The level of contract activity in 2001 is represented by an index of 100. month-over-month, not just falling below forecasters’ hopes but hitting an all-time low since the NAR began collecting this data in 2001,” said Kate Wood, Home & Mortgage Expert at NerdWallet. “A Pending transactions were down 6.6% from the previous year.

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Pending home sales were flat in April, but the South is a bright spot

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The South’s pending home sales activity is similar to that of 2001, but the Midwest’s activity has decreased by 22% in that same period, and the Northeast and West regions are both about 40% lower than they were in 2001.”

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After pausing in June, Fed hikes rates to highest level since 2001

Inman

Federal Reserve policymakers keep their options open for another rate hike in September, but futures markets investors and some economists think the Fed is probably done hiking rates.

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